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The nominations for Robert Pattinson and Jeremy Renner's in Best Actor please me, as their performances in Good Time and Wind River are among their finest. Other than that there aren't that many surprises here outside The Post getting shut out entirely, and probably Nolan's Screenplay nomination for Dunkirk.

The Saoirse Ronan Oscar train might be leaving its station soon. Phantom Thread may be getting more traction than I expected, and I'm pleased by The Florida Project's wins. Tiffany Haddish from Girls Trip pulling a win is likely the only genuine surprise here.

Edit: The last time the NYFC wards correctly predicted Best Actress was 2013 for Blue Jasmine, and the only other accurate result this decade was Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady. Hopefully this doesn't sink Ronan's chances. Meanwhile, their Best Actor winner saren't very reflective of the nominees of those years, so Gary Oldman doesn't have to worry yet.

The Shape of Water was looking pretty vulnerable earlier this week but it might very well make a comeback in directorial and acting fields. Tatum, of you're reading this, does it deserve that Cinematography win over Blade Runner 2049?

Gary Oldman's looking less likely to be a winner now what with Chalamet and Franco snatching up several awards so far. Still rooting for the latter. Dafoe and Metcalf are probably going to win their Oscars (the former doesn't surprise me because he has the easier character to work with between him and Rockwell).

It's nice to see a film other than Coco win an Animation award. I'm sure Coco's great but part of me wants to see a non-Disney/Pixar film win for once. Get Out will probably win the Original Screenplay Oscar so we can expect this year's Trump Counter to apply to at least one speech. I've never rooted harder for a film to win Best Production Design than I have with 2049.

The Shape of Water was looking pretty vulnerable earlier this week but it might very well make a comeback in directorial and acting fields. Tatum, of you're reading this, does it deserve that Cinematography win over Blade Runner 2049?

Gary Oldman's looking less likely to be a winner now what with Chalamet and Franco snatching up several awards so far. Still rooting for the latter. Dafoe and Metcalf are probably going to win their Oscars (the former doesn't surprise me because he has the easier character to work with between him and Rockwell).

It's nice to see a film other than Coco win an Animation award. I'm sure Coco's great but part of me wants to see a non-Disney/Pixar film win for once. Get Out will probably win the Original Screenplay Oscar so we can expect this year's Trump Counter to apply to at least one speech. I've never rooted harder for a film to win Best Production Design than I have with 2049.

Nothing deserves to beat Blade Runner when it comes to cinematography. The Shape of Water is gorgeous for sure, but I can't think of a film that's as visually striking as Blade Runner.

The Shape of Water was looking pretty vulnerable earlier this week but it might very well make a comeback in directorial and acting fields. Tatum, of you're reading this, does it deserve that Cinematography win over Blade Runner 2049?

Gary Oldman's looking less likely to be a winner now what with Chalamet and Franco snatching up several awards so far. Still rooting for the latter. Dafoe and Metcalf are probably going to win their Oscars (the former doesn't surprise me because he has the easier character to work with between him and Rockwell).

It's nice to see a film other than Coco win an Animation award. I'm sure Coco's great but part of me wants to see a non-Disney/Pixar film win for once. Get Out will probably win the Original Screenplay Oscar so we can expect this year's Trump Counter to apply to at least one speech. I've never rooted harder for a film to win Best Production Design than I have with 2049.

Nothing deserves to beat Blade Runner when it comes to cinematography. The Shape of Water is gorgeous for sure, but I can't think of a film that's as visually striking a Blade Runner.

The Shape of Water was looking pretty vulnerable earlier this week but it might very well make a comeback in directorial and acting fields. Tatum, of you're reading this, does it deserve that Cinematography win over Blade Runner 2049?

Gary Oldman's looking less likely to be a winner now what with Chalamet and Franco snatching up several awards so far. Still rooting for the latter. Dafoe and Metcalf are probably going to win their Oscars (the former doesn't surprise me because he has the easier character to work with between him and Rockwell).

It's nice to see a film other than Coco win an Animation award. I'm sure Coco's great but part of me wants to see a non-Disney/Pixar film win for once. Get Out will probably win the Original Screenplay Oscar so we can expect this year's Trump Counter to apply to at least one speech. I've never rooted harder for a film to win Best Production Design than I have with 2049.

Nothing deserves to beat Blade Runner when it comes to cinematography. The Shape of Water is gorgeous for sure, but I can't think of a film that's as visually striking a Blade Runner.

The Shape of Water was looking pretty vulnerable earlier this week but it might very well make a comeback in directorial and acting fields. Tatum, of you're reading this, does it deserve that Cinematography win over Blade Runner 2049?

Gary Oldman's looking less likely to be a winner now what with Chalamet and Franco snatching up several awards so far. Still rooting for the latter. Dafoe and Metcalf are probably going to win their Oscars (the former doesn't surprise me because he has the easier character to work with between him and Rockwell).

It's nice to see a film other than Coco win an Animation award. I'm sure Coco's great but part of me wants to see a non-Disney/Pixar film win for once. Get Out will probably win the Original Screenplay Oscar so we can expect this year's Trump Counter to apply to at least one speech. I've never rooted harder for a film to win Best Production Design than I have with 2049.

Nothing deserves to beat Blade Runner when it comes to cinematography. The Shape of Water is gorgeous for sure, but I can't think of a film that's as visually striking a Blade Runner.

Not too many surprises in this slate of nominees outside of a couple picks here and there. I figured they'd throw a bone to Patrick Stewart for Logan. Blade Runner 2049's Costume Design nomination is solely for Ryan Gosling's jacket and I have no problem with that.

It'll be interesting to see if The Big Sick can pull off a Best Picture nomination given the competition. Wonder Woman was decent but far from top ten of the year material.

God, I'd love for The Big Sick to pull a best picture nomination. I'd say it's certainly within the realm of possibility at this point, although definitely not certain.

For the record, I'd be down for Wonder Woman too though.

I think The Big Sick's chances having been growing over this week, and I predict that it'll be a three way race between it, Darkest Hour, and Phantom Thread for a nomination (under the assumption that the Academy won't fill up their full ten slots).

Wonder Woman's also got a decent boost from this and Patty Jenkins' Person of the Year runner up status so maybe they'll translate that to some non-technical award.

Yikes. The Big Sick got snubbed badly. Props to Ansel Elgort for his nomination. I guess All the Money in the World might end up being pretty decent if it was able to pull Best Director and Actress nominations.

Edit: I just realized that Christopher Plummer also got nominated. That's pretty funny.